Year of the Dragon

The Bok Kai dragon Hong Wan Lung is coiled by the Beale airmen that carry it during the 132nd annual Bok Kai Parade in Marysville, Calif. on Saturday, February 25, 2012. (AP Photo/Appeal-Democrat, Nate Chute)

Does Year of the Dragon mean more 'dragon babies'

Last updated Monday, March 5, 2012 - 11:56am

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Brandon Li and Catherine Xi don't consider themselves superstitious. Both engineers, they have careers in Silicon Valley's tech industry. But the Santa Clara couple, like many other Asians in the Bay Area, are frantic to have a baby in the Year of the Dragon.

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The dragon and tiger dance, celebrating the Lunar New Year, is performed at Hsi Lai Temple in Hacienda Heights, California, on January 23, 2012. (Francine Orr/Los Angeles Times/MCT)

The Year of the Dragon is also the Year of the Baby

Last updated Tuesday, February 7, 2012 - 10:31am

LOS ANGELES -- Taiko and Gemma Chen may not celebrate all 15 days of the lunar new year, nor do they believe they are sweeping away prosperity by cleaning the house. But there is one centuries-old tradition the Asian-American couple still swears by: having a baby in the Year of the Dragon, considered the most auspicious year in the 12-year zodiac cycle.

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Performers take part in a dragon dance in a night parade in Hong Kong Monday, Jan. 23, 2012, celebrating the start of the Chinese Lunar New Year. According to the Chinese zodiac, the year 2012 is called the Year of the Dragon. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)

Chinese Lunar New Year. The Year of the Dragon

Last updated Tuesday, January 24, 2012 - 3:00pm
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